John Smith

U.S. Representative
Born
February 12, 1752
Died
August 12, 1816
Age at death
64
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1800–1802
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith3,798
Opponents1,898
2
Elections run

Between 1800 and 1802, John Smith ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Smith's biggest single-election total was 2,268 votes, in the 1800 U.S. House election in New York's District 1.

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How many votes has John Smith received?

John Smith has received 3,798 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

John Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1802U.S. HouseNew YorkWon1,53099.16%John Schenk
Smith A Sands

Oliver Hulet

Roy Hudson

Morris Fosdyck
1800U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,26854.61%Fernando Wood
William Denning

Ebenezer Purdy

Benjn Hunting

John I Skidmore

Strong

Abraham Montfort

Joseph Pettit

Jonah Hallet
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000566) and Wikidata (Q1701775). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-smith-new-york. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.